Tales of Arise

 Xbox Series X
User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 129 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 102 out of 129
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 129
  3. Negative: 13 out of 129
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  1. Debatman
    Sep 26, 2021
    5
    A bit more than average jRPG ... but i'm taking it down a nudge because of their greedy MTX... i did a lot of side quests and story and suddenly last area mobs are +10~15 levels higher than you... begging you to go to their MTX store and purchase boosters. There are better jRPGs out there... maybe buy on sale...
  2. SiRock
    Feb 17, 2022
    6
    The game would have gotten so much better score if it ended on Act 1 and wrapped up the story there. Unfortunately the whole Act 2 is a absolute slog with nonsensical endless dialogue and eye rolling anime **** Such a screw up for a genuinely nice story that kept me intrigued for about 40 hours. Also why the hell do the main characters never shut up during fights? It gets old real fast.
  3. Reed618
    Dec 22, 2021
    7
    I enjoyed my time with arise. This is a series I could never quite get into but the new art style really impressed me. I think the combat, beautiful environments and excellent story/characters/voice acting made this a good rpg for sure.

    The biggest drawback though is that while the dialogue is often great, sometimes there's an insane amount of it and you're stuck watching cutscenes for    I enjoyed my time with arise. This is a series I could never quite get into but the new art style really impressed me. I think the combat, beautiful environments and excellent story/characters/voice acting made this a good rpg for sure.

    The biggest drawback though is that while the dialogue is often great, sometimes there's an insane amount of it and you're stuck watching cutscenes for far too long. You'll get a cutscene when you get to a bridge, watch it, cross the bridge and then boom.. another cutscene. They should have edited this down for sure. The last section of the game is just horrendous for dialogue. Hours and hours of dialogue and cutscenes without that much gameplay to balance it out. I like the story but it's hard to really care when they keep throwing so much of it at the player.

    Aside from that... day one dlc including level boosters... that sucks big time.    … Expand
  4. GlennLimos
    Mar 17, 2023
    6
    The story progresses at a decent pace, when it hits you with a massive plot dump towards the end. The end maps could have been cleared through a 20 minute walk, but there has to be a couple of hours of plot dumping squeezed in there. Decent tales combat system, very anime presentation, enjoyable.
  5. renatofontes
    Jul 14, 2022
    5
    I thinks this truly doesn't deserve the good scores it has gotten.

    Up until the half of the game it was some big but forgivable flaws, but I feel those flaws become the entire game after that half is done. Characters talk WAY too much, the story advances slowly, and everything just becomes completely unappealing. The combat is fun but it quickly becomes a shore, quests are boring,    I thinks this truly doesn't deserve the good scores it has gotten.

    Up until the half of the game it was some big but forgivable flaws, but I feel those flaws become the entire game after that half is done.

    Characters talk WAY too much, the story advances slowly, and everything just becomes completely unappealing.

    The combat is fun but it quickly becomes a shore, quests are boring, every place you visit feels like a game and not like an actual living world.

    Scarlet Nexus, which sold less for some reason, is a way better game. If you can, play that instead.    … Expand
  6. ZYMROD
    Jun 25, 2023
    7
    Un juego que evoluciona en lo grafico y jugable. Pero carece de trama relevante, aburre en sus mazmorras, reciclaje de enemigos y misiones secundarias aburridas e irrelevantes.

    Conclusión. El juego cumple en gráficos pero carece de alma, cuesta enganchar con la trama y si no fuera por su nuevo formato de combate, costaría bastante completarlo.
  7. VoltrenXytech
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    i honestly didn't expect much from this game, i got it on sale for about $35 for the ultimate edition, and its gameplay is pretty great, the exploration is pretty fun and i love the interaction between the characters, but i do have my gripes about the Monetization forced into the game, leveling is slow and your encouraged to buy levels for actual money, and that alone brings the scorei honestly didn't expect much from this game, i got it on sale for about $35 for the ultimate edition, and its gameplay is pretty great, the exploration is pretty fun and i love the interaction between the characters, but i do have my gripes about the Monetization forced into the game, leveling is slow and your encouraged to buy levels for actual money, and that alone brings the score down, leave the MTX for MMOs… Expand
  8. Godfried
    Jan 8, 2023
    6
    Its an ok game, but just okey. The story stars well but dont reach its potencial

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87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. AusGamers
    Oct 14, 2021
    88
    The real test of whether or not Tales of Arise is for you will be in your desired level of investment, because the requirement for here, is nothing shy of massive. But what you get is a charming game built from tentpole JRPG, anime and manga tropes, glammed up the wazoo, and pegged down with a solid fighting and combat system, stunning animations, a unique art-style and maybe the best presentation in the series yet. I for one loved my time with the game, even at its cringiest, because the payoff for growth in power and the game’s pure characterisation is worth watching the handful of Alphen skits being a big dumb idiot.
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  2. XboxAddict
    Oct 1, 2021
    100
    Tales of Arise is not only now my favorite Tales game to date, even surpassing my beloved Vesperia, it’s easily in my top 3 JRPG’s of all time, deserving to be compared to and alongside the best of the genre, and hands down my Game of the Year pick for 2021 without any hesitation. A compelling and complex story, wonderful character development, addictive combat, plenty of side activities to partake in like fishing or farming, stunning visuals and perfect audio are just a few reasons I can’t recommend it enough. Tales of Arise was an unforgettable masterpiece that I’ll surely play through again on NG+ eventually and anyone that’s a JRPG fan needs to play, the sooner the better.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    Sep 23, 2021
    70
    The game’s incredibly refined, real-time combat is complemented by the social lessons and warnings imparted by the story. At least for half of its campaign.
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